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Dr. Song Gao

Assistant Professor

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College of Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts
214C Marston Hall
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, MA 01003-0724
Phone: (413)545-2688
Fax: (413)545-9569

E-mail:sgao@engin.umass.edu

 

Personal Academic Webpage

Full Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

  • Methodologies
    Optimization in stochastic networks
    Econometric models of (adaptive) travel behavior
    Traffic models of uncertain networks with traveler information
  • Applications
    Intelligent transportation systems
    Transportation planning
    Congestion pricing and emission pricing
    Freight transportation

Education

Ph.D. in Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005.
M.S. in Transportation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002.
B.S. in Civil Engineering, summa cum laude, Tsinghua University, China, 1999.

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2007-present
  • Transportation Engineer, Caliper Corporation, Newton MA, 2004-2007

Recent Papers Published

Gao, S., E. Frejinger, and M. E. Ben-Akiva. Adaptive Route Choice Models in Stochastic Time-Dependent Networks. Transportation Research Record. Accepted.

Ben-Akiva, M. E., J. Bottom, S. Gao, H. Koutsopoulos and Y. Wen. Towards Dis-aggregate Dynamic Travel Forecasting Models. Tsinghua Science and Technology, 12(2):115-130, 2007.

Gao, S. and I. Chabini. Optimal Routing Policy Problems in Stochastic Time-Dependent Networks. Transportation Research Part B, 40(2):93-122, 2006.

Recent Conference Proceedings

Gao, S., E. Frejinger, and M. E. Ben-Akiva. Adaptive Route Choice Models. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation CD-ROM, Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.

Gao, S., E. Frejinger, and M. E. Ben-Akiva. Adaptive Route Choice Models in Stochastic Time-Dependent Networks. Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting ofTransportation Research Board CD-ROM, Washington, DC, Jan. 12-17, 2008.

Gao, S. Online Traveler Information in Stochastic Dynamic Networks. Proceedings of the IEEE 9th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Toronto, Canada. Sep. 17-20, pp. 204-211 , 2006.

Gao, S. Equilibrium Dynamic Traffic Assignment with Adaptive Routing Decisions. Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board CD-ROM, Washington, DC, Jan. 22-26, 2006.

Gao, S. and I. Chabini. A Policy-Based Approach to Dynamic Traffic Assignment. Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board CD-ROM, Washington, DC, Jan. 12-16, 2003.

Recent Research Contracts Funded

Gao, S (PI), “Value of Traveler Information for Optimal Adaptive Routing in Stochastic Time-Dependent Traffic Networks: Algorithms and Computational Tools”, University of Massachusetts/University Transportation Center Initiative of the Department of Transportation, 7/1/2008-6/39/2009, $64,649.

Collura, J. (PI), S. Gao (co-PI) and D. Ni, “Evacuation Planning”, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, Franklin Regional Council and Government and Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, 3/1/2008-12/31/2008, $100,000.

Recent Honors and Awards

• Member of the Winning Team, MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition, 2010.
(Press Release)
• Honorable Mention (Second Place), Dissertation Prize Competition of the Transportation Science
and Logistics (TSL) Society, Institute for Operations Research andManagement Science
(INFORMS), 2005
• MIT United Parcel Service (UPS) Doctoral Fellowship, 2001-2002
• MIT Presidential Fellowship, 1999-2000